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Mar
22
Wed
Early Spring Walk @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Mar 22 @ 9:30 am
Early Spring Walk @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Heath Wood and Robin Wood Wednesday, 22 March starting from Ticknall Village Hall at 9:30 am.  We will leave Ticknall via the Grange over the fields to Foremark through the grounds of Foremark Hall into Heath Wood taking the footpath to Robin Wood and back to Ticknall. Distance 6/7 miles, about 2 and a half hours walking.

Everyone is welcome to join us. Just turn up at the Village Hall before the start at 9:30 am.

Apr
22
Sat
Springtime Concert @ St Helens Church
Apr 22 @ 7:15 pm

Gresley Male Voice Choir And Boundary Singers Proudly present their joint Springtime concert

At St Helens Church 3 Lower Church St Ashby-De-La Zouch. LE65 1AA

Saturday 22nd April 2023 at 7.15 pm start

Tickets £9 Ticket details please call Clive on 07359054834

Or Joyce on 07753700940

Apr
26
Wed
Calke Bluebells Guided Walk @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Apr 26 @ 9:30 am
Calke Bluebells Guided Walk @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Our next guided walk will be on Wednesday 26th April when we will be visiting the stunning Calke bluebells, leaving Ticknall Village Hall at 9:30 am. Leave Ticknall via Chapel Street – skirting Robin Wood – crossing the main road to St Brides Farm, Robinsons Hill in Melbourne, and walk alongside Staunton Harold Reservoir and Calke through the woods and the Bluebells before returning to Ticknall.

It will be about two and a half hours of walking, 5/6 miles, with a coffee and comfort stop at the Reservoir coffee shop. All are welcome.  Just meet up at Ticknall Village Hall before we leave at 9:30 am.

Apr
29
Sat
Gresley Male Voice Choir @ Charles Booth Centre
Apr 29 @ 7:15 pm
Gresley Male Voice Choir @ Charles Booth Centre | Thringstone | England | United Kingdom

Charles booth centre are excited to welcome Gresley Male Voice Choir with guest soprano Steph Anderson at The Green, Thringstone LE67 8NR Saturday, 29 April 2023 at 7:15 PM. Tickets £8 for tickets please call 07736932923 or 01530812612 or the Charles Booth centre on 01530 222337

May
1
Mon
Village Fete
May 1 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Village Fete

Additional parking has been secured, which should help ease the flow of traffic this year. We are looking for volunteers to help on the day with car parking and marshalling to help run things smoothly.

If you want more details about the fete please contact me on bria@damecatherines.org

May
13
Sat
Come and Sing @ St. Georges Church
May 13 @ 6:00 pm
Come and Sing @ St. Georges Church | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

On Saturday the 13th May we are holding the Derby Bach Choir’s Annual Come and Sing day. This year it is Brahms Requiem sung in English.

Rehearse and perform this choral masterpiece with us in a beautiful rural setting, followed by a sociable supper (included in ticket price) – audience welcome, 5:45 pm for 6:00 pm performance!

Conductor James Foulds

Organist Tom Corfield

​If you wish to sing please contact Jenny Casboult on her email:-   gcasboult@yahoo.com or her Tel. No. 01335 359285

The programme for the day is:

  • Registration 1.30 p.m.
  • Rehearsal from 1.45 a.m.
  • Tea break 3.00 p.m.
  • more rehearsal 3.45 p.m.
  • Performance at 6.00 p.m.
Aug
5
Sat
RHS Garden Bridgewater Visit
Aug 5 @ 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
RHS Garden Bridgewater Visit

Ticknall Garden Club has arranged a coach trip to RHS Garden Bridgewater on Saturday August 5th. The coach fare is £25 with free entrance to the Garden as the Club is affiliated to the RHS.

The coach will depart from Ticknall Village Hall at 9 a.m. prompt and return at about 6:30 p.m.

Ticknall Garden Club members and family and friends are invited to join us for the day.

If you are interested and have not already added your name to the list please let us know by email to ticknallgardenclub@gmail.com . Not a member? Contact us at the same email address.

Payment will be appreciated at our meeting on June 13th or as soon as possible thereafter. Cheques made payable to Ticknall Garden Club can also be sent to our Treasurer, Pat Chinnery, The Orchards,  Doctors Lane, Breedon on the Hill, Derby,  DE73 8AQ .

Aug
27
Sun
Annual Summer Art Exhibition @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Aug 27 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Annual Summer Art Exhibition @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Dame Catherine Harpur’s School

Aug
28
Mon
Annual Summer Art Exhibition @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Aug 28 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Annual Summer Art Exhibition @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Dame Catherine Harpur’s School

Sep
22
Fri
Antiques Valuation / Cheese and Wine @ St. Georges Church, Ticknall
Sep 22 @ 7:00 pm

Bring your antiques, and collectables for valuation by Nigel Kirk of Mellors and Kirk Auctioneers and Valuers. An evening of interest and entertainment – including cheese and wine.

Oct
7
Sat
My Name’5 Doddie @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Oct 7 @ 7:30 pm
My Name'5 Doddie @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

An evening of toe-tapping country music with HARTLAND.

Fundraising in support of Motor Neurone Disease: MY NAME’5 DODDIE Foundation.

Tickets £10 (cash only) available from Ashby Toolbox or at the door.

Opportunity to buy raffle tickets. Prizes included: Sunday lunch for two, 2 tickets to Lyric Rooms tribute night inc meal, Fishing experience for two, Car MOT, Voucher for local café, a bottle of Doddie’5 own tipple.

Please bring your own glasses and drink

For more information contact JChilvers461@gmail.com

Oct
14
Sat
Guided Walk & Brunch (or Just Brunch)
Oct 14 @ 9:45 am
Guided Walk & Brunch (or Just Brunch)

Guided Walk and Brunch or Just Brunch. Saturday, October 14th.

Meet opposite Calke Park Entrance at 9.45am for 10am start. All welcome including dogs. Brunch will be served from 11 am at St George’s Church.

Feb
10
Sat
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne
Feb 10 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne

The Dower House garden has been actively developed over recent years and is looking better than ever.

Admission is £8, children are free, the doors open at 10 am and close at 4 pm. There is no need to book in advance although if you wish you can do so by going to the NGS website. The National Gardens Scheme receive all the proceeds from admissions and teas to support their charitable giving to (mainly) Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, the Carers Trust and Parkinson’s UK.

Feb
11
Sun
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne
Feb 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne

The Dower House garden has been actively developed over recent years and is looking better than ever.

Admission is £8, children are free, the doors open at 10 am and close at 4 pm. There is no need to book in advance although if you wish you can do so by going to the NGS website. The National Gardens Scheme receive all the proceeds from admissions and teas to support their charitable giving to (mainly) Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, the Carers Trust and Parkinson’s UK.

May
11
Sat
Come and Sing @ St. Georges Church
May 11 @ 6:00 pm
Come and Sing @ St. Georges Church | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

On Saturday the 11th The Derby Bach Choir are holding a Come and Sing day starting at 1.30 p.m.. If you would like to sing, please contact Jenny Casboult on 01335 350285.
If you would just like to hear the final performance it will be at 6.00 p.m.

A charge for the performance of £5 at the door.

The programme includes Mozart’s Mass in C (Coronation and Vespers).

Conductor James Foulds

Organist Tom Corfield

May
18
Sat
Now is the month of Maying! @ St. Georges Church, Ticknall
May 18 @ 4:30 pm
Now is the month of Maying! @ St. Georges Church, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Chamber Choir Viva La Musica has become recognised locally as one of the more exciting vocal ensembles performing across ​the East Midlands.  The Loughborough-based choir attracts singers from a wide area.  Its repertoire ranges across the centuries and embraces both sacred and secular music in various styles. Simon Lumby conducts the choir.

‘Now is the month of Maying’ is a concert celebrating nature and the season.  It will include a selection of madrigals and works by Lauridsen, Finzi and Rachmaninoff.

This late-afternoon concert will last approximately an hour and a quarter. There will be refreshments to follow.